Quickly-detachable tire-holding ring.



W. N. BOOTH. QUICKLY DETAGHABLE TIRE HOLDING RING. AYPLICAIIGN FILED DBG.5,1910.

1,049,,442, Patented J an. 7,1913,

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"WILLIAIJI N. .BOQTH, F CLEVELAND, GHIO.

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iippiication filed December 5, 1910.

Be it known that I, Emmi! N. Beo'ii-i, a citizen of the Unified St-a' 'es, anti dent of Cleveiani, in the county of Cuyahogu and Stcie of Ghie, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Quickly Detachzihle TireH-Qhiing Rings, of which I hereby declare the fclie'wing in be a. 1117... clear, anci exact descyi niien, euch {1S Wiii enable others skilled in artto which it appertains to niche and use the same.

The. objecis of thieim'ention are is prov'ide a sini ile and efiicicnt form of locking ring for a detachacie tire retaining ring, which can he Used in cenneci icn with any convenient form of tire rim @116. by means of which the fiche-wing" advantages are ehtained. The locking ievice is entii'ely in-v closed Within ihe tire retaining ring and rim and cannot become lost 01- destiq-e.

"It is 50 attached that there is 110 chance iii desired.

the detachable ring blowing off or of being removed by pressure 0f any sort so 1011;; as :the locking device in its pesition. it: does not interfere however with immediate removal of the tire remaining ring when so It. permits cf re "sing the pe tions of Lhe iii'e retaining r 1g '0 fit Q'i'i-ilGl the straight side 01 the ciench tire, but it is notintencieci that "he i'jire iei'ziiiiing rin s should he interchangeabie since the locking device is'applied to only a. removable retaining ring.

The invention eompiises an clinch-1: spiinghandwhich enter reg'istei' grooves;

111 the Outer retaining ring and OHEGK face .01. the tire rim.

7 It also iiichiiies simple meme; for contracting the hand ihe inner particle of the groove in flie rim so s in ieeve the retaining' ring perfectly free fer removal 01 re placement as may he (fiesired.

The invei'iiien he] .i.

companying drew]? pointer} gut in. the claims.

In the ac-ceiii'eiwine drawin 's Fimii'e "i. W b R5 1S 2*. eide eievatiien 0:: a mare min containing the ineiesed conii'actibie leaking ring; 2 is an enlarged iongitucnnal vsectlon (if a portion of the r m ehowmg the pretending ex'tz'emiiies 0f the ring and. securing; means therefor and showing the coiiia'achhie lock mg ring in dGiltQxfi linesin its contracted pesition' F1 3 153 an min-T ed transverse seei 1 tion of the tire rim snewms outer and. inner Specification of Letters Patent. Paten''eqi J an, Y i531 Serial 1%. 595,816.

the reiaining" rings and the spring lee-king;

ring.

in theee views 1 represents the tire, 2 the inner the retaining ring and .3 the enter the retaining ring.

4 is shmiider in the the rim against Which-the cuter retaining ring 3 resiis and by means of which "he ring is dined to its position whether arrzmge f0? ih e clenchei' tire 01 in reverse position arranged i0.en

the eiiraighiside tire. 5 is a groove shown as centrally placed in (he inner face 01" the on retaining ring 3. Registering; with this groove is a. deepei' groove G in ouiier face IE tire These grcoves are {inn-him and Within them is iiieiesed an annniar spring bend OI locking'ring T, which normally its spring action will expand; and enter the groove in ihe retaining ring ing within the greovein the rim and (ineha'lf Within the sieiin the ring thus preventing any -iutei'ai motion whatever of the retainingflring 3. 1 he extreiiniiies 8 cf this led-:- ing ring paced apart and protrude reiinliy thi' pen 9. in the rim 1. so that c mid. forced t0- geti 1 to centred. the .1 king ring %0 Jr p0 glen si'ic'wn in {1' Zines in bchi w i'he line 0i separaiion of (the ring and rim 1 and thus release the ring 3.

Any convenienfi means for securing the prejec ing ext mities 8 may be employee}.

As SHOWN 2 :1 simple Link 8" pr0- vruied with. cuterepemnge 10, 10 emmsei khrmigh w the exiiremiii .ng v. i in pa W 11011 ether hmh il-iie extremities 8 can be ZiHSQFTUM 3730" '11 centre opening the link and thus heid in the conpesiliieu as :is may be desiied. ng dESCZiiJLrCi the invention what I i as new and (k e to secure by Lek-- 1 mm; is:

In e-ieckine Swine i301 tire zetaining ring. khe ccmbiiiaiion Wii'i; a the T1111 hav- 11.11 ahnuier-grcove in its outer face and e i'emevnhie ie'hi-ining ring provided with a registering annular gin-eve and an annulzi spring band inc ioseci. said groove between iim and retaining ring. the extremities of said anniiier spring bend spaced upert, said Tim provided with an opening through which send extremities p10]GCt-,.Of a locking means their f r, comprising a link erovided .3, one-half of itre1nain m w c i in) with central and en d openings through serted.

2. In a locking device for a tire retaining ring, the combination ing an annular groove, a removable retaining a registering annular lar spring band inclos tween said rim and re with a tire rim havin its outer face, and ring provided With groove, of an annu- *d in said groove be taining ring, the extremities of said annular spring band spaced apart, said rim spaced apart through ties project, and an provided with openings which said extremiintermediate solid portion, and a member for locking the ex- 5 t-remit-ies together, said member provided W1 th a centre serted when t In testimon In presence 1 opening through which said e inserted, when the spht ring openings the said extremities are in- 20 he split ring is expanded. y whereof, I hereunto set day of November 1910.

vVlLLIAh l N. BOOTH.

WM. M. MUNRoia, P. BREDEL. 

